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National Center for Special Education Research


Characteristics of States Monitoring and Improvement Practices
NCSER 2008-3008
October 2007

Table E-56.  Number and percentage of states that provided training to monitoring units on requirements and procedures for collecting and reporting data used for local improvement activities, by frequency of training: 2004-05

Frequency of training Percent of
Number of states All states [N=51] States providing training [n=44]
Did not provide training to monitoring units 7 14
Only when requirements and procedures changed 16 31 36
Each time monitoring unit was selected for monitoring 7 14 16
Every year, regardless of the monitoring cycle 14 27 32
Every _____ years, regardless of the monitoring cycle1 2 4 5
Other frequency 5 10 11
Not applicable.
1 One of these states provided training every 1 year and the other every 3 years.
NOTE: Percentages may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, Evaluation of States' Monitoring and Improvement Practices Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C Monitoring Evaluation Questionnaire.